Pop Culture
This invention was released in 2014 and based off of a movie.
What is the Hoverboard?
In March, the prison service was found to be prohibiting this item from being sent to prisoners.
In 2014, EY acquired this global strategy consulting firm.
What is EY-Parthenon?
Germany beat this South American company 7-1 in the World Cup.
What is Brazil?
This joyous song by Pharrell Williams became an unexpected hit after its original release on the soundtrack for Despicable Me 2 the previous year.
What is Happy?
Angelic is based out of this US city, but owns an apartment in another US city that she visits often.
What is McLean and New York City?
In September, this country hosted a referendum to become independent from the United Kingdom.
What is Scotland?
Angelic joined EY in this year.
What is 2014?
2014's most watched movie is named after a neck injury caused by sudden back and forth movement of the neck.
What is Whiplash?
The US National Security Agency was shown to be spying on users of this mobile app.
In 2014, this airline went missing with no trace and no crash site. +100 points if you can name the cities it was supposed to fly between.
What Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? (It was going from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing)
This Nobel Prize-winning South African novelist died, aged 90.
What (who) is Nadine Gordimer?
Chris Pratt starred in two of the highest grossing films of the year: Guardians of the Galaxy and this one, inspired by the classic Danish toy.
What is The LEGO Movie?
Angelic has this many daughters. +100 points if you can name them.
What is two? Who are Sophie and Ceci?
After 50 years of estrangement, the United States re-established diplomatic relations with this island nation.
What is Cuba?
This lime green team won their first Super Bowl, defeating the Denver Broncos 43-8.
What are the Seattle Seahawks?
This 1968 horror classic starring Mia Farrow was added to the National Film Registry.
What is Rosemary's Baby?
These animals were brought indoors at Chicago Zoo to keep them warm after bitter snow swept the eastern US seaboard.
What are the polar bears?
This UK politician was the first this year to call for refugees from the Syrian conflict to be granted immediate asylum in Britain.
What (who) is Nigel Farage?
This Hollywood actor and director, by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre, saved the life of a golf-tournament director who was choking on a piece of cheese.